Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 762

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GROUP 17
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Body, Doors And Windows
5. Tighten the dowel lock nut
after adjusting the latch dowel.
6. To adjust the auxiliary catch
striker, loosen the two attaching
screws and position the catch cor-
rectly. Tighten the screws and lower
the hood to make certain the auxil-
iary catch striker engages the hood
latch auxiliary catch.
7. Open and close the hood sever-
al times to be certain that the latch
mechanism is secure.
HOOD LATCH ADJUSTMENT-
MONTEGO, FAIRLANE,
AND MUSTANG
1. With the hood open loosen the
hood latch retaining screws (Fig. 3).
2. Move the hood latch mechanism
as required to align it with the latch
striker.
3. Tighten the latch retaining
screws. Open and close the hood sev-
eral times to be sure that it latches
securely.
HOOD LATCH ADJUSTMENT-
FALCON
Before adjusting the hood latch,
make certain that the hood is properly
aligned. The hood latch can be ad-
justed up and down and from side to
side to align it with the hood latch
hook attached to the hood.
I. Loosen the two hood latch at-
taching screws. Move the latch' up
or doyn and from side to side as re-
quired for proper alignment with the
hood latch hook.
2. Tighten the hood latch attach-
ing bolts and check the operation
and alignment of the latch. Be sure
that the hood is securely latched af-
ter adjustment.
2 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
HOOD HINGE
4. Adjust the hood for a proper fit.
1.
Prop the front of the hood in
the open position and cover the
fender and cowl panel.
2. Remove the hinge-to-hood re-
taining bolts, the retaining bolts at
the fender apron and cowl (Fig. I),
and remove the hinge.
3. Position the hood hinge to the
body and install the hinge retaining
bolts.
HOOD LATCH
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MONTEGO,
FAIRLANE, AND MUSTANG
1. Open the hood and remove the
two latch attaching screws and remove
the latch assembly.
2. Position the latch assembly to
the hood and install the two attaching
screws.
3. Adjust the latch assembly as
outlined in Section
1.
HOOD LATCH
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COUGAR
1. Open the hood and remove six
bolts attaching the hood latch support
to the support braces. Then, remove
the hood latch and support from the
vehicle.
2. Remove two bolts attaching tne
latch to the support and separate
the latch from the support.
STONE DEFLECTOR
EXTENSION
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4-Radiator Grille Installation-Montego